Pathirappally climate — normals and trends
Pathirappally (India) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 2,429 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is April (27.9 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Pathirappally averages 0 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 264 rainy days per year.
Pathirappally has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.4 °C (on 25 April 2024) and the coldest 22.3 °C (on 2 December 1984).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
PathirappallyKerala
- coords
- 9.54°, 76.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
27.5°C
Average daily low
25.4°C
Annual rainfall
2,429mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
20.0km/h
Seasonal range
2.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
264 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.3 °C
Average feels-like low
29.1 °C
Average peak gust
30.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
31.4 °C
25 April 2024
Coldest day
22.3 °C
2 December 1984
Wettest day
241 mm
16 May 1940
Windiest day
54.3 km/h
13 November 1992
Strongest gust
88.9 km/h
13 November 1992
Hottest feels-like
39.9 °C
2 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
22.8 °C
8 November 1964
Sunniest day
12.0 h
21 May 1972
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 29 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 28.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 20 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 29.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 80 mm | +15 mm |
| Apr | 29.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 177 mm | +30 mm |
| May | 29.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 438 mm | +100 mm |
| Jun | 27.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 442 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 26.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 560 mm | +181 mm |
| Aug | 26.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 274 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 27.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 166 mm | -48 mm |
| Oct | 27.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 233 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 27.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 167 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 27.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 23 mm | -40 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pathirappally?
Pathirappally has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 2,429 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pathirappally?
The hottest day measured in Pathirappally between 1940 and 2025 was 25 April 2024, reaching 31.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pathirappally?
The coldest day measured in Pathirappally between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1984, at 22.3 °C.
Does it snow in Pathirappally?
Almost never: Pathirappally sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Pathirappally warmed?
Yes: Pathirappally warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pathirappally?
The wettest day measured in Pathirappally between 1940 and 2025 was 16 May 1940, with 241 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pathirappally?
The windiest day measured in Pathirappally between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1992, with winds reaching 54.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pathirappally?
The warmest month in Pathirappally is April (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Pathirappally?
Pathirappally receives on average 2,429 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 264 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pathirappally?
Pathirappally gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Pathirappally?
Yes: Pathirappally has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pathirappally?
In Pathirappally, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.9 °C on 2 May 2024, and the lowest was 22.8 °C on 8 November 1964.
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